How the Democrats lost the government shutdown

Published January 23, 2018 6:20pm ET



Senate Democrats on Monday agreed to vote to re-open the government through a continuing resolution through Feb. 8 after Senate Republicans promised to negotiate a permanent solution to the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. Here, I explain why Senate Democrats lost the shutdown and why they’re the ones to blame for it.


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